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A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin. | Photo Credit: KRISHNAN VV Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his re-election to the top office on March 18 and said that he is looking forward to further strengthening the “time-tested” ties between the two countries. “Warm…
Paris: Friends and allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin were quick to congratulate him on winning a fifth term in power but Western leaders condemned a ballot held under repressive conditions and with no credible opposition. Here is a round-up of the main reactions so far to a vote that officially saw the 71-year-old Putin…
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking on a visit to his campaign headquarters after a presidential election in Moscow, Russia on March 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP China congratulated Vladimir Putin on March 18 on winning Russia’s presidential election and said the strategic relationship between the two countries will continue to strengthen. Mr….
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There was no surprise. When Russia’s election authorities announced results of the presidential election, Vladimir Putin, who has been in power for nearly a quarter century, was elected for another term. He won 87% of votes, extending his reign for six more years, while his closest rival, Nikolay Kharitonov of the Communist Party of Russian…
A woman gets a ballot at a polling station during a presidential election in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Friday, March 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Russian President Vladimir Putin is poised to extend nearly a quarter century of rule for six more years on Sunday after wrapping up an election that gave…
Moscow, Russia: Russian leader Vladimir Putin was slated to win presidential elections with 87 percent of the vote, state-run exit polls showed Sunday, following a ballot that included no real opposition candidates. The government-run VTsIOM pollster showed the 71-year-old Russian leader had won the election — also being held in occupied regions of Ukraine —…
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This is the first time that the presidential polls in Russia are being conducted over three days New Delhi: For the ongoing presidential election, over 400 Russian citizens voted at the polling station at the Russian Embassy in New Delhi in the first six hours of voting on Sunday, the Russian Embassy in India said….
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A woman registers to vote in Russia’s presidential election in the city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on far eastern Sakhalin Island on March 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Kremlin critics called for massive protests at Russian polling stations on Sunday for the final day of a presidential election that is guaranteed to cement Vladimir Putin’s hardline…
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Observers watch a live broadcast from polling stations at the Public election monitoring centre during Russia’s presidential election in Volgograd, Russia March 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukrainian bombardments killed two persons and set an oil facility ablaze in Russia on March 16, officials said, on the second day of elections guaranteed to cement…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an electronic voting during a presidential voting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, on March 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Russia began three days of voting on Friday in a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule by six more years…